Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has released a press statement which reveals that 97.94% of JEE Advanced candidates have been allocated one of the top three exam city choices they have selected during the registration process.
As per the information shared by IIT Delhi, a total of 1,55,511 successfully registered JEE Advanced candidates have been allocated one of the top three preferred cities as the test center for the exam.
While the remaining 2.06% of candidates have also been allotted JEE Advanced exam cities, which are under the eight choices that they have made.
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On the other hand, PwD candidates, irrespective of whether they have paid the fees or not, have been allocated their first choice of preferred exam city.
IIT Delhi Press Release Highlights
According to the press release by IIT Delhi, a total of 5320 candidates have not paid their fees and they may or may not be allowed to attempt the JEE Advanced exam.
However, of the 5320 candidates, over 62% have also been allocated one of the top three examination city choices.
While out of the total 1,60,831 registered candidates, only 991 candidates have been allocated centers out of their preferred eight choices.
The above candidates are the ones who have not deposited the fee at the time of the registration and it is assumed that these candidates will not take part in the examination.
Process of exam city allocation
The exam authorities have used an advanced algorithm, to achieve the most efficient and random distribution.
NTA has increased the exam cities to 222 this year due to the pandemic and there are around 1000 examination centers across the country.
JEE Advanced 2020 will be conducted on September 27th IIT Delhi. A total 1,60,831 candidates have registered for the examination after qualifying JEE Main 2020.
